(Unsplash) In a unanimous vote, the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the proposed Philippine Maritime Zones Act embodied in House Bill (HB) No.7819. Deputy Speaker and Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Franco "Duke" Frasco, who presided over plenary session Monday, May...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Coalitions among political factions are common in the Philippines, and the House of Representatives always has the largest collection of such groups under one roof. The biggest political party in the House right now is the Lakas-Christian...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Speaker’s office, Rep. Arroyo's office) Could this be the bookend of the leadership drama in the House of Representatives? If so, then the speakership of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez appears to be on firm...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading late Monday afternoon, May 29 the proposed Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act in unanimous fashion. Embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8203, it was also the second of...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The lower chamber has unanimously approved on third and final reading the measure defining the new crime of tax racketeering and imposing heavy penalties on offenders. Passed during plenary session Monday afternoon, May 29 was House Bill (HB) No. 8144, which aims to amend Section...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), salt (Speaker's office, Unsplash) The approval of the proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act will help address "a sin"--that is, the Philippine's dependence on imported salt despite it being surrounded by salt water. With a vote of 287-0-0...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives gave its final approval on Monday afternoon, May 29 to the measure promoting the development of the Philippine bamboo industry, as embodied in House Bill (HB) No.7941. This, after 282 congressmen voted in favor of HB No.7941 during nominal voting in Monday's...
From left to right: President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and Vice President Sara Duterte (Speaker’s office, Rep. Arroyo's office, Facebook) Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo says that she would never do anything to destroy...
Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Rep. Arroyo's office) Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo slammed on Sunday, May 28 reports linking First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos to the alleged House coup that had been designed against Speaker Martin...
PEACE-MAKER In April 2016, the organizations of political parties of Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Africa convened for the first time in Jakarta to explore ways and means of economic and political cooperation among our three continents. The historic (in a sense) meeting was held among...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – It’s business as usual in the House of Representatives. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda and Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Jill Bongalon on Friday, May 26, said their work has not been affected by the “demotion” of Pampanga Rep. Gloria M. Arroyo from Senior Deputy Speaker to Deputy...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) With a unanimous vote of 268-0-0 (yes-no-abstain), the House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the measure that will institutionalize the “One Town, One Product” (OTOP) program. Embodied in House Bill (HB)...
